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The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: [1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain Man | MGM | $354,825,435 |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Buena Vista | $329,803,958 |
| 3 | Coming to America | Paramount | $288,752,301 |
| 4 | Crocodile Dundee II | $239,606,210 | |
| 5 | Twins | Universal | $216,614,388 |
| 6 | Rambo III | TriStar / Carolco | $189,015,611 |
| 7 | A Fish Called Wanda | MGM | $188,597,000 [2] [3] [4] |
| 8 | Cocktail | Buena Vista | $171,504,781 |
| 9 | Big | 20th Century Fox | $151,668,774 |
| 10 | Die Hard | $141,500,000 |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival)
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Marcel Hillaire | 79 | Germany | Actor | |
| 7 | Michel Auclair | 65 | France | Actor | ||
| 7 | Trevor Howard | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | Boyd Morgan | 72 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 10 | Hugh A. Robertson | 55 | US | Film Editor, Director | ||
| 16 | Ballard Berkeley | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 19 | Bridget Boland | 75 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Cary Odell | 77 | US | Art Director | ||
| 25 | Colleen Moore | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| February | 1 | Marcel Bozzuffi | 58 | French | Actor | |
| 1 | Heather O'Rourke | 12 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Emeric Pressburger | 85 | Hungary | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 8 | Allan Cuthbertson | 67 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 14 | Frederick Loewe | 86 | Germany | Composer | ||
| 28 | Asakazu Nakai | 86 | Japan | Cinematographer | ||
| 29 | Sidney Harmon | 80 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| March | 1 | Joe Besser | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | Lois Wilson | 93 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Alberto Olmedo [9] | 54 | Argentina | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 6 | Jeanne Aubert | 82 | France | Actress | ||
| 7 | Divine | 42 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | Robert Livingston | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | DeWitt Bodeen | 79 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Karen Steele | 56 | US | Actress | ||
| 13 | Steno | 71 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 13 | John Holmes | 43 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Olive Carey | 92 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Renato Salvatori | 55 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 31 | Manuel Silos | 82 | Philippines | Actor, Director | ||
| April | 1 | Jim Jordan | 91 | US | Actor | |
| 5 | Alf Kjellin | 68 | Sweden | Actor, Director | ||
| 6 | John Clements | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
| 7 | Albert S. Rogell | 86 | US | Director | ||
| 11 | Jeff Donnell | 66 | US | Actress | ||
| 11 | Jesse L. Lasky Jr. | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 15 | Kenneth Williams | 62 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | I. A. L. Diamond | 67 | Moldovia | Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Irene Rich | 96 | US | Actress | ||
| 28 | Andrew Cruickshank | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| May | 1 | Paolo Stoppa | 81 | Italy | Actor | |
| 4 | Tom Overton | 58 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 5 | George Rose [10] | 68 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Paul Osborn | 86 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 15 | Andrew Duggan | 64 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Greta Nissen | 82 | Norway | Actress | ||
| 18 | Daws Butler | 71 | US | Voice Actor | ||
| 18 | Anthony Forwood | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Christopher Gore | 43 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 21 | Barbara Laage | 67 | France | Actress | ||
| 22 | Tom Adair | 74 | US | Lyricist | ||
| 29 | Vladimír Menšík | 59 | Czech Republic | Actor | ||
| 30 | Ella Raines [11] | 67 | US | Actress | ||
| June | 2 | Raj Kapoor [12] | 63 | India | Actor, Director, Producer | |
| 16 | Kim Milford | 37 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Wilford Leach | 58 | US | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Teru Shimada | 82 | Japan | Actor | ||
| 22 | Dennis Day | 77 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 22 | Stuart Randall | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| July | 1 | Alice Nunn | 60 | US | Actress | |
| 2 | Aldo Tonti | 78 | Italy | Cinematographer | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Edwards | 68 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Joshua Logan | 79 | US | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Milton Krasner | 84 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 22 | Patrick Newell | 56 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Judith Barsi | 10 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Douglas Hickox | 59 | UK | Director | ||
| 27 | Larry Clemmons | 81 | US | Animator, Screenwriter | ||
| 31 | Trinidad Silva | 38 | US | Actor | ||
| August | 1 | Florence Eldridge | 86 | US | Actress | |
| 2 | Robert Emmet Smith | 73 | US | Art Director | ||
| 5 | Colin Higgins | 47 | France | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 5 | Ralph Meeker | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | Wilfred Jackson | 82 | US | Animator | ||
| 8 | Alan Napier | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
| 10 | Adela Rogers St. Johns | 94 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 11 | Anne Ramsey | 59 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Victoria Shaw | 53 | Australia | Actress | ||
| 19 | Don Haggerty | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Jack Sher | 75 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 24 | Leonard Frey | 49 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Milton Sperling | 76 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Charles Farrell | 88 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| September | 1 | Hugh Hunt | 86 | US | Set Decorator | |
| 5 | Gert Fröbe | 75 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 6 | Harold Rosson | 93 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 12 | Stephen B. Grimes | 61 | UK | Production Designer | ||
| 14 | Louis Quinn | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Samuel E. Beetley | 74 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 20 | Roy Kinnear | 54 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | Henry Koster | 83 | Germany | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 21 | Christine Norden | 63 | UK | Actress | ||
| 30 | Chick Chandler | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| October | 1 | Lucien Ballard [13] | 84 | US | Cinematographer | |
| 1 | Pavle Vuisić | 62 | Yugoslavia | Actor | ||
| 4 | Margaret Lacey | 76 | UK | Actress | ||
| 6 | Don Terry | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Edward Chodorov | 84 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 11 | Morgan Farley | 90 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Bonita Granville | 65 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Ken Murray | 85 | US | Actor, Producer | ||
| 13 | Melvin Frank | 75 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 14 | Mary Morris | 72 | Fiji | Actress | ||
| 19 | Lawrence W. Butler | 80 | US | Special Effects Artist | ||
| 24 | Valerie Taylor | 85 | UK | Actress | ||
| 25 | Eric Larson | 83 | US | Animator | ||
| 27 | Charles Hawtrey | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 31 | John Houseman | 86 | Romania | Actor, Producer | ||
| November | 1 | George J. Folsey | 90 | US | Cinematographer | |
| 2 | Lukas Heller | 58 | Germany | Screenwriter | ||
| 3 | Sidney Carroll | 75 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 6 | John Hubbard | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Billy Curtis | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Mona Washbourne | 84 | UK | Actress | ||
| 27 | Angela Aames | 32 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | John Carradine | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| December | 7 | Christopher Connelly | 47 | US | Actor | |
| 7 | Dorothy Jordan | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Anne Seymour | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Maria De Matteis | 90 | Italy | Costume Designer | ||
| 10 | Richard S. Castellano | 55 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Dennis Arundell | 90 | UK | Actor, Composer | ||
| 17 | Jerry Hopper | 81 | US | Director | ||
| 21 | Bob Steele | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Tucker Smith | 52 | US | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 24 | Noel Willman | 70 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 26 | Julanne Johnston | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | John Loder | 90 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | Hal Ashby | 59 | US | Director, Film Editor |
This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year's biggest box-office hit, and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including Shakespeare in Love, Saving Private Ryan, Armageddon, American History X, The Truman Show, Primary Colors, Rushmore, Rush Hour, There's Something About Mary, The Big Lebowski, Mulan, A Bug's Life, The Prince of Egypt and Terrence Malick's directorial return in The Thin Red Line.
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was The Lion King, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by Forrest Gump, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of the best years for cinema during the post Golden Age Hollywood era and setting the standard for the movies of the modern era.
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
A Fish Called Wanda domestic gross $62,493,712
UIP Top 10 Grossers, 1988–89
Rain Man $233 million
Crocodile Dundee 2 $126 million
Coming to America $122 million
A Fish Called Wanda $115 million
Willow $80 million
Twins $75 million
The Naked Gun $61 million
A Fish Called Wanda $126,103,000; The Naked Gun $73,689,000
